Hand bag and similar receptacle



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May 29, 1934. N. or-nNGER HAND BhAG AND SIMILAR RECEPTACLE Original Filed 0012. 28. 1931 JVQMZZA R67" vReimer May 29, 1934 I Re. 19,189Y

y 19,189 HAND' BAG AND SIMILAR RECEPTACLE Nathan Ottinger, New York, N. Y.

Original No. 1,907,657, dated May 9, 1933, Serial No. 571,609, October 28, 1931. Application for reissue December 20,1933, Serial No. 703,321

s claims. (c1. 15o-42) This invention relatesto hand bags and similar fabric. The opposite ends of the bag between receptacles, being also applicable to other articles these side walls are closed by the bellows fold of flexible material, and, in the illustrated emof leather indicated at 8. To the outer side of bodiment thereof, has for its general object and the back wall 6 of the bag a horizontally disposed l purpose to provide a hand bag having'simple, hand strap or loop 9 is suitably attached at its 60 eil'ective and easily operated means for securely opposite ends.

closing the same, and whereby the use of metal The front wall of the body of the bag which knobs, clasps and similarlatching devices may be comprises two relatively thin sheets of leather, dispensed with. has its upper end portion turned outwardly" and 10 It is a; more particular object of the invention downwardly as at 10, and secured at opposite ends 65 to provide one of two opposing parts or walls of thereof to the side edges of said body wall to form the article, upon the outer side thereof, with a a downwardly opening pocket 11 extendingvacross flexible element unattached to said part along substantially the entire width of the bag. The one of its edges to form an open pocket, and a two leather sheetslof the front wallare stitched M flap insertable into'said pocket, and connecting together at their longitudinal edges to provide 70 means between said flap and the other of said an ornamental seam indicated at 12. parts permitting displacement ofthe flap from The back wall 6 of the hand bag embodies a a normal position for insertion into said pocket, reinforcing sheet of cardboard or'other suitable whereby said connection is held in closely Super- .material shown at 13, which terminates at its upimposed position upon said element to substanper end at the upper edges of the end walls 8, th 75 tially wholly conceal the same. leather and the lining sheet of this back wall It is another object of my invention to provide being extended beyond said reinforcing sheet a closure means for hand bags as above char- 13 to provide the part 14 adapted to fold over acterized which may be easily Operated t0 open the open ytop of the bag. In spaced relation 'to or Close the bag, and Which will enable SllCh hand the reinforcement 13, said extension is provided 80 bags t0 be Produced in a great Variety of ornawith a relatively narrow reinforcement sheet 15 mental and attractive forms. which is adapted to overlie the pocket-forming With the above and other Objects in View, the extension 10 of the front wall of the bag. The invention consists in the improved hand bag 01' section of the rear wall extension which is proother article of flexible material, and in the form, vided with the reinforcement 15, is preferably ta- 85 construction and relative arrangement of the pored or inolinod inward1y ai; its opposite ends several parts, as will be hereinafter more particuas at 16 Beyond this part of the rear wall extem larly described. illustrated in the accompanying sion, the latter terminates in the elosuresnap 17, drawing, and SLlbSequentlY nCOrDOIBfted in the which preferably is provided with a curved or subjoined claims. y rounded edge 1 8, and also with the reinforcing 90 Ill the dlaWIlg Whelelll I have illustrated 011e Sheet 19y which is spaced ffforn the reinforcesimple and practical embodiment of the invention, mont 15 to thereby provide the freely oxing un.. and in which similar reference characters desigreinforced part 20 The sheet, 19 acts to stiffen nate similar parts throughout the several views,- the ap 17 so that if; vis, a more or less rigid unit Figure 1 is a front elevation 0f a hand bag provwith respect to the relatively yieldable part 20. o5 vided With One embodiment Of my IIVEIltOIl. To the outer side of the closure ap 17 at showing the bag open. the approximate center thereof, a suitable tab or Fig. 2 iS a Similar View ShOWing the hand bag finger piece 21, of leather or other suitable maclosed. l terial, may be securely attached to project be- Fig. 3 is an end elevation. yond the fold 20 100 Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional In the use of a, hand bag asnbove described, view taken onlibe 1in@ 4-4 0f Fg- 2, and to close the open top thereof, the back wall ex- Fig. 5 iS a fragmentary eleVaOn Showing a tension is folded forwardly and downwardly over slightly InOdied fOrm 0f the devicethe open top of the bag until the curved edge 5o Referring in detail to the drawing,4 the body 18 of nap 1'7`bears against the outer surfaceof 105 of the hand bag having the front and rear or the front wall 5, below the pocket 11. By then back walls 5 and 6 respectively, is constructed applying( an inward pressure against said flap, in the usual manner of leather or other ernasaid curved edge 18 thereof rides freely on the mental ilexible material suitably reinforced and surface of the wall 5, as the closure flap 17 folds provided with the internal lining sheet 7of silk or, upwardly into the pocket 11, as shown in Fig. 110

4 of the drawing. Thus," as indicated in Fig. 2, the part of the back wall extension of the bag having the reinforcement 15, is securely held in closely folded relation upon the part 10v of the front wall 5, which forms the outer side of the pocket 11. In this manner the closure extension of the rear wall of the bag is securely-retained in its folded closed position, so that the accidental opening of the bag and loss of its contents are prevented. 'This result is obtained without the use of metal parts in the bag construction, such as knobs or cooperating claspelements on the upper edges of the bag walls. Also, it will be apparent that such a bag closing means readily lends itself to the production of hand bags of this type in a great variety of novel and ornamental forms.

It will be understood from the foregoing, that the connecting means between the iiap 17 and the end portion 14 of the wall 6 permits said flap to be yieldingly flexed with respect to said end portion for insertion beneath the free edge of lation upon the part or element 10, and sub-v stantially wholly conceal the latter. This materially contributes to the neat and attractive appearance of the article.

In Fig. 5 of the drawing, I have shown the part of the closure extension of the rear wall having the reinforcement 15 'of a somewhat different form, so that its end edges 16 extend nearly in parallel relation to the end edges of the wall 10 of the pocket 11. The flap 17 is of course of corresponding greater width and therefore, when disposed in the pocket l1, extends along substantially the entire lower open edge thereof.

I have herein described and illustrated a preferred and practical embodiment of my present improvements, although it is to be understood.

that in the further practical development of the invention, the essential features thereof may be suitably embodied in various other alternative structural forms. Accordingly the privilege is reserved of resorting to all legitimate changes therein. as may be fairly embodied within the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

I claim:

1. A hand bag comprising a body having front.

and back walls of idexible material, said front wall at the top of the bag having an outwardly and downwardly folded part secured at its ends to said wall` and providing a downwardly opening pocket on the outer side thereof, said back wall of the bag having an extension at its upper end foldable over the open top of the bag, and part of said extension being reinforced and relatively rigid to overlie the downwardly folded upper end part of the front wall vof the bag, and said extension in spaced relation to said reinforced part thereof terminating* in al reinforcedrelatively rigid closure ap, foldable upwardly against the front wall of the bag into said pocket to retain said back wall extension of thebag in its closed position. e

2. A hand bag comprising a body having front and back walls of iiexible material, said front wall at the top of the bag having an outwardly and downwardly folded part secured at itsy ends of the bag having an .extension at its upper' end to said wall, and providing a downwardly opening pocket on the outer side thereof, said back wall 'the outer side of said front wall at the upper end foldable over the open top of the bag, and part .of said extension being reinforced and relatively rigidv to overlie the downwardly folded upper end part of the front wall of the bag, and said extension in spaced relation to said reinforced part thereof terminating in a reinforced relatively rigid closure iiap, foldable upwardly against the front wall of the bag into said pocket to retain said back wall extension of the bag in its closed position, and a relatively rigid finger tab xed to said closure flap, and having a free end portion projecting beyond the flexible connection between said iiap and the first named reinforced part of said back wall extension off the bag, and, whereby said flap may be manipulated and positioned within or removed from said pocket.

3. An article of the character described comprising a body of idexible material forming a pocket open at its top and having front and back. walls, a flexible part extending horizontally across thereof and connected with said wall at its opposite ends and upper edge, the lower edge of said part being free to provide a downwardly opening pocket on said front wall having a closed upper end, said back wall having a closure extension at its upper end foldable over said open topof the article and provided withN a relatively foldable flap at its free end, a' finger tab secured to the outer face of said flap and extending transversely across the central portion thereof 'to stillen and reinforce the same, whereby said flap may be manipulated` and folded upwardly beneath the free edge of said flexible part and closely confined thereby against said front wall to retain said extension of the back wall in its closed position.

4. In combination with an article of ilexible material having opposing parts; a flexible element extending across the outer face of one of said parts, permanently connected therewith along one ofl its edgesf and having an opposite free edge, to form in conjunction with said part, a pocket open along one side thereof, the other of said parts having an extension adaptedy to be overlapped upon said element and provided with a longitudinally extending fold therein forming an end flap manipulable relative to said extension vby flexing of said fold and insertable into said Apocket to cooperate with the pocket walls and releasably hold said overlapping portion of the extension in closely superimposed relation upon said exible element.

5. In 'combination with an article of flexible material having opposing parts; a exible element extending across the outer face of one of said parts and connected therewith to form a pocket open along one edge thereof, the other of said parts having an extension adapted to bel overlapped upon said element, a ilap and means flexibly connecting the flap with said extension, and reinforcing means for said ap rendering the same comparatively rigid for manipulation relative to said extension, saidreinforcing means including a-finger tab disposed transversely of the flap and secured theretofor facilitating the insertion of theflap into said pocket to thereby releasably confine the overlapping portion of the extension in closely superimposed relation to said 145 pocket.

6. In combination with an article of exible material having opposing parts; a flexible element extendingacross the outer face of one of said 'parts and connected therewith to form a pocket 15o rigid for manipulation relative to said extension and insertion into said pocket, to thereby releasably confine the overlapping portion of the extension in closely superimposed relation to said pocket.

NATHAN Q'ITINGER. 

